Vaporizer



(No Model.) 7 H. P. ROBERTS.

VAPORIZER.

No. 435,903. Patented Sept. 2, 1890.

2 Sheets-'-Sheet 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY P. ROBERTS, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

VAPORIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,903, datedSeptember 2, 1890.

Application filed May 31, 1890. fierial No. 353,819. (No model.)

To all'whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, HENRY P. ROBERTS, of Jamestown, in the county ofChautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vaporizers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a certain new and improved vaporizer.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved vaporizerexceedingly simple, cheap, durable, and compact in construction, andadapted for use in sick-rooms, bedrooms, water-closets, railroad-cars,850. These objects are accomplished by and this invention consists incertain novel features of construction and in combinations of parts morefully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation. Fig. 2is a central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a cross-section. Fig. l isa detached elevation of the wick and its carrier. of a somewhat modifiedconstruction of the vaporizer. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section.

The article illustrated in the first sheet of the drawings isparticularly adapted to rest on some object and allow thedeodorizingliquid to evaporate and diffuse throughout the air of theapartment. The base a of the article is preferably fiat on the bottom.This base has a central cylindrical receptacle 1) open at the top.

0 is the top or upper end of the article, and d is the reticulated outercylindrical casing extending between and rigidly secured to said baseand upper cap 0.

cl is the tubular, preferably reticulated, wick-carrier, the exterior ofwhich is covered by the tubular wick c stretched thereon. This carrierextends through a circular open ing in the top cap 0, with its lower endsurrounded by the wick extending into vessel 1).

' The opening in the upper cap is surrounded by an annular threadedflange, and the wick- Fig. 5 is an elevation opening is normally closedby the removable screw-closure h. Any suitable volatiledeodorizing-liquid is poured through opening 9 and the wick-holder intovessel 1), the closure h is then secured in place and the articlelocated in the place it is desired to deodorize. The deodorizing-liquidis drawn up by the wick extending into the vessel 1), and by capillaryaction saturates -the entire wick and is thereby diffused throughout theair of the room as it passes through the perforated casing in contactwith the wick.

The article of Sheet 2 is particularly adapt ed for securing to thewalls of the waterclosets of railroad-cars or other places, andcomprises the same essential features as the article shown on Sheet 1. Apipe 1' extends from the bottom of the lower cap, which forms areceptacle to the urinal;

The wick-carrier instead of being perforated and open at the bottom isimperforate and closed at the bottom to form the vessel 1), and a longstrip of wick e is employed with its two ends extending from the topdown into the interior of the wick-carrier or vessel from oppositesides, and the wick extending longitudinally on the exterior of thecarrier and across the bottom of the same. The liquid being placedwithin the wick-carrier or vessel, as before described, the wick becomessaturated and some of the liquid drops into the bottom cap and, togetherwith the fumes thereof, passes down into the urinal and deodorizes andpurifies the air around the same.

7c k are rings or supporting-brackets secured to opposite ends of thearticle to support the same.

It is evident that various changes might be made in the form andarrangements of the parts described without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself to theprecise construction herein set forth.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. A vaporizer comprising a vessel to contain theliquid, one or more wicks held extending into said vessel, and areticulated casing surrounding the wick and allowing the air free accessthereto, as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a va porizer comprising thereticulated casing, end caps for the same, a removable wick-support inthe casing, and a wick on the exterior of the carrier extending into theliquidvessel, as set forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, a vaporizer comprising a vessel tocontain the liquid, a Wick extending into said vessel and exposed to theair throughout its entire or sub stantially its entire length, asupportfor and upon the exterior of which the wich is located, and an outeropen casing, substantially as described.

4:. As an article of manufacture, a vaporizer consisting of therigidlymonnected end caps, the liquid-receptacle beingin thelower cap,the holiowwick-carrier between and supported by one or both of saidcaps, and a.

Wick on the exterior of said carrier extending into theliquid-receptacle, substantially as described.

5. In combination, the perforated casing, end caps therefor, a hollowwick-carrier depending from the upper cap, a wick on the exterior ofsaid carrier extending into the liquid-vessel, and a cap for closing thevessel, substantially as described.

6. In a vaporizer, the combination ofthe liquid-holding vessel, thehollow wick extending thereinto, a receptacle in the bottom of thevaporizer beneath said Wick, the pipe extending down from and drainingsaid receptacle, and the securing rings or brackets for supporting thearticle, for the purpose set forth. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

HENRY P. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

A. C. JOHNSTON, J. L. LYT'LE.

